Hi,
I am looking for a single hardware box configuration where i
need to install 4 Guest OS ( Solaris 10 (2) , Redhat Linux , Suse 10 )
. Can anyone suggest the best hardware configuration for this
requirement? . And would like to know , Installation of 4 OS can be done
simultaneously?
Thanks
Saju
Hi Saju, Because you want to run Solaris 10, you''ll need a box that is HVM capable (one that has Intel VT or AMD-V). You want to run four guests - simultaneously, in production, or just for install? I''d suggest either the 2200 M2 or the 4150, with enough memory for 4 guests (4GB should do it). Yes, you can install the four guests simultaneously. You''ll also want the PV drivers for Solaris 10, which should be available in the coming months as an update or patch on the Solaris 10 release train. - Russ Saju Francis wrote:> Hi, > > I am looking for a single hardware box configuration where i > need to install 4 Guest OS ( Solaris 10 (2) , Redhat Linux , Suse 10 ) > . Can anyone suggest the best hardware configuration for this > requirement? . And would like to know , Installation of 4 OS can be done > simultaneously? > > Thanks > Saju > > > > _______________________________________________ > xen-discuss mailing list > xen-discuss@opensolaris.org-- ----------------------------------------------------- Russ Blaine | Solaris Kernel | russell.blaine@sun.com
Saju Francis wrote:> Hi, > > I am looking for a single hardware box configuration where i > need to install 4 Guest OS ( Solaris 10 (2) , Redhat Linux , Suse 10 ) > . Can anyone suggest the best hardware configuration for this > requirement? . And would like to know , Installation of 4 OS can be done > simultaneously? > > Thanks > Saju > > > > _______________________________________________ > xen-discuss mailing list > xen-discuss@opensolaris.org >1gb/guest is what I recommend, plus 1gb for the host (Especially if you use zfs) Quad Core Intel is recommended, or Barcelona AMD Opteron (4 core also) and a compatible chipset, such as nForce, Intel, or AMD. You need a Intel Core 2 or AMD Opteron 1218 or higher for HVM, which Solaris 10 needs to run as a guest. James
> Hi, > > I am looking for a single hardware box > configuration where i > ed to install 4 Guest OS ( Solaris 10 (2) , Redhat > Linux , Suse 10 )To run Solaris 10 on bare metal you would have South Bridge Intel ICH9R in IDE emulation mode (ASUS P5K Premium , P5E3 Deluxe) OpenSuse 10.2 and higher support IDE Emulation for sure. I wonder maybe CentOS 5.1 can handle that also ? Just never tried anything different from AHCI or RAID on Linux Boxes :-) My intend is multibooting (with IDE emulation) vs Solaris 10 as VMware Guest OS at CentOS 5.X on { Inlel P35 (Intel X38) + Intel ICH9R } boards.> . Can anyone suggest the best hardware > configuration for this > requirement? . And would like to know , Installation > of 4 OS can be done > simultaneously? > > Thanks > Saju > > > > _______________________________________________ > xen-discuss mailing list > xen-discuss@opensolaris.orgThis message posted from opensolaris.org
how about U20 M2 or U40 M2 workstation (very quiet) or X2200 M2, x4100M2 or X4150 1U server (very noise) If U are developer than U can even get special deal for developer if U are studentor staff in edu then U can look up this site for all edu promo http://www.sun.com/products-n-solutions/edu/promotions/hardware.html hth Boris Derzhavets wrote:>> Hi, >> >> I am looking for a single hardware box >> configuration where i >> ed to install 4 Guest OS ( Solaris 10 (2) , Redhat >> Linux , Suse 10 ) >> > > To run Solaris 10 on bare metal you would have South Bridge Intel ICH9R > in IDE emulation mode (ASUS P5K Premium , P5E3 Deluxe) > OpenSuse 10.2 and higher support IDE Emulation for sure. > I wonder maybe CentOS 5.1 can handle that also ? > Just never tried anything different from AHCI or RAID on Linux Boxes :-) > My intend is multibooting (with IDE emulation) vs Solaris 10 as VMware > Guest OS at CentOS 5.X on { Inlel P35 (Intel X38) + Intel ICH9R } boards. > > >> . Can anyone suggest the best hardware >> configuration for this >> requirement? . And would like to know , Installation >> of 4 OS can be done >> simultaneously? >> >> Thanks >> Saju >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> xen-discuss mailing list >> xen-discuss@opensolaris.org >> > > > This message posted from opensolaris.org > _______________________________________________ > xen-discuss mailing list > xen-discuss@opensolaris.org >-- Hung-Sheng Tsao, Ph.D. (LaoTsao) Sr. System Engineer US, GEH East Data Center Ambassador 400 Atrium Dr, 1ST FLOOR P/F:1877 319 0460 (x67079) Somerset, NJ 08873 C: 973 495 0840 http://blogs.sun.com/hstsao/ E:Hung-Sheng.Tsao@sun.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NOTICE: This email message is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply email and destroy all copies of the original message. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
LaoTsao(Dr. Tsao) wrote:> how about U20 M2 or U40 M2 workstation (very quiet) > or X2200 M2, x4100M2 or X4150 1U server (very noise) > If U are developer than U can even get special deal for developer > if U are studentor staff in edu then U can look up this site for all edu > promo > http://www.sun.com/products-n-solutions/edu/promotions/hardware.html > hth > Boris Derzhavets wrote: > >>> Hi, >>> >>> I am looking for a single hardware box >>> configuration where i >>> ed to install 4 Guest OS ( Solaris 10 (2) , Redhat >>> Linux , Suse 10 ) >>> >>> >> >> To run Solaris 10 on bare metal you would have South Bridge Intel ICH9R >> in IDE emulation mode (ASUS P5K Premium , P5E3 Deluxe) >> OpenSuse 10.2 and higher support IDE Emulation for sure. >> I wonder maybe CentOS 5.1 can handle that also ? >> Just never tried anything different from AHCI or RAID on Linux Boxes :-) >> My intend is multibooting (with IDE emulation) vs Solaris 10 as VMware >> Guest OS at CentOS 5.X on { Inlel P35 (Intel X38) + Intel ICH9R } boards. >> >> >> >>> . Can anyone suggest the best hardware >>> configuration for this >>> requirement? . And would like to know , Installation >>> of 4 OS can be done >>> simultaneously? >>> >>> Thanks >>> Saju >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> xen-discuss mailing list >>> xen-discuss@opensolaris.org >>> >>> >> >> >> This message posted from opensolaris.org >> _______________________________________________ >> xen-discuss mailing list >> xen-discuss@opensolaris.org >> >> > >I have an Ultra 20 M2 (Large configuration) and it has been good to me since I bought it in September. It''s not the most up to date, but it''s certainly the most reliable and almost most compatible system I''ve had for a few years. For Solaris/OpenSolaris, it works like a dream :-) You can stock them with 8GB ram, and can probably get away with using 1tb disks on them, even though Sun says 500GB, which is what I have in addition to the standard 250gb that comes with the large configuration. Anyways, all-around, I''ve became hard pressed to find something comparable in spec that isn''t Dell or something you probably shouldn''t trust. I honestly trust this machine, I''ve always liked Sun''s hardware for the most part. James